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Les Sweetland
Lester Leo Sweetland
Born Leo Sweetland
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Weight: 155 lb.

Born: August 15, 1901 in St. Ignace, MI (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1927
Final Game: September 21, 1931
Died: March 4, 1974 in Melbourne, FL
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1927 25 PHI NL 2 10 .167 6.16 21 13 6 6 0 0 103.2 147 77 71 3 53 21 3 0 4 494 63 1.929 12.8 0.3 4.6 1.8 0.40
1928 26 PHI NL 3 15 .167 6.58 37 18 10 5 0 2 135.1 163 111 99 15 97 23 15 0 5 664 66 1.921 10.8 1.0 6.5 1.5 0.24
1929 27 PHI NL 13 11 .542 5.11 43 25 11 10 2 2 204.1 255 129 116 23 87 47 9 1 1 928 101 1.674 11.2 1.0 3.8 2.1 0.54
1930 28 PHI NL 7 15 .318 7.71 34 25 4 8 1 0 167.0 271 164 143 24 60 36 5 0 0 817 71 1.982 14.6 1.3 3.2 1.9 0.60
1931 29 CHC NL 8 7 .533 5.04 26 14 5 9 0 0 130.1 156 89 73 3 61 32 5 0 3 601 77 1.665 10.8 0.2 4.2 2.2 0.52
5 Seasons 33 58 .363 6.10 161 95 36 38 3 4 740.2 992 570 502 68 358 159 37 1 13 3504 77 1.823 12.1 0.8 4.4 1.9 0.44
162 Game Avg. 9 15 .363 6.10 43 25 10 10 1 1 197 264 151 133 18 95 42 10 0 3 931 77 1.823 12.1 0.8 4.4 1.9 0.44
PHI (4 yrs) 25 51 .329 6.33 135 81 31 29 3 4 610.1 836 481 429 65 297 127 32 1 10 2903 77 1.856 12.3 1.0 4.4 1.9 0.43
CHC (1 yr) 8 7 .533 5.04 26 14 5 9 0 0 130.1 156 89 73 3 61 32 5 0 3 601 77 1.665 10.8 0.2 4.2 2.2 0.52

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1927 25 PHI NL 25 44 38 3 12 2 0 0 6 0 5 11 .316 .395 .368 .764 109 14 0 1 1
1928 26 PHI NL 41 56 47 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 8 7 .191 .309 .191 .501 30 9 0 1 1
1929 27 PHI NL 53 94 89 14 26 2 0 0 12 0 3 18 .292 .323 .315 .637 55 28 1 1 1
1930 28 PHI NL 35 70 57 12 16 7 0 0 5 0 9 8 .281 .379 .404 .782 84 23 0 4 1
1931 29 CHC NL 29 61 56 8 15 4 2 0 9 0 4 11 .268 .317 .411 .727 92 23 0 1 1
5 Seasons 183 325 287 38 78 15 2 0 34 0 29 55 .272 .341 .338 .679 71 97 1 8
162 Game Avg. 162 288 254 34 69 13 2 0 30 0 26 49 .272 .341 .338 .679 71 86 1 7
PHI (4 yrs) 154 264 231 30 63 11 0 0 25 0 25 44 .273 .346 .320 .667 66 74 1 7
CHC (1 yr) 29 61 56 8 15 4 2 0 9 0 4 11 .268 .317 .411 .727 92 23 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1927 PHI NL 25 P 21 51 7 43 1 3 .980 2.38 .957 1.29
1928 PHI NL 26 P 37 56 8 44 4 3 .929 1.41 .968 1.27
1929 PHI NL 27 P 43 81 14 64 3 1 .963 1.81 .964 1.23
1930 PHI NL 28 P 34 51 10 38 3 2 .941 1.41 .965 1.10
1931 CHC NL 29 P 26 39 5 30 4 1 .897 1.35 .962 1.20
5 Seasons P 161 278 44 219 15 10 .946 1.63 .963 1.21
5 Seasons TOT 161 278 44 219 15 10 .946 1.63 .909 1.21

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1929 NL--43--3rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1929 NL--2--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1928 NL--15--6th
1929 NL--23--2nd
1930 NL--24--4th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1928 NL--97--6th
1929 NL--87--6th

Losses s c a p y
1928 NL--15--8th
1930 NL--15--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1928 NL--99--10th
1929 NL--116--5th
1930 NL--143--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1927 NL--4--7th
1928 NL--5--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1928 NL--15--1st
1929 NL--9--2nd
1930 NL--5--10th
1931 NL--5--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2165), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 13, 1930: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Philadelphia Phillies.

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